Rheologic properties of sinonasal mucus in patients with chronic sinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Saito, David M ^a   Innes, Anh L ^a   Pletcher, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearance; Elasticity; Mucociliary; Mucus; Polyps; Rheology; Rheometer; Rhinosinusitis; Secretions; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NOSE MUCUS; NOSE POLYP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MUCUS; PARANASAL SINUSES; PROGNOSIS; RHEOLOGY; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 75749145446     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3420     Document Type: Article

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